Testifying before GOP-run House, Republican governors complained the healthcare reform law prevents them from making deep cuts in Medicaid as they struggle to balance their budgets, according to a report by the Hill.
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The proposed Wisconsin budget advanced by Republican Governor Scott Walker includes a provision that would shift significant power over the state's Medicaid program from the legislature to the administration through the Department of Health Services, according to an Appleton Post-Crescent…
President Obama is backing a bill in Congress to let states create their own ways to expand Medicaid coverage and to do it sooner than the healthcare reform law would allow, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has announced a hospital design competition for a small eco-conscious, patient-friendly hospital and has invited students, architects, engineers and others to participate, according to a Kaiser news release.
The Kentucky Senate is expected to vote this week on a proposal that would shift $166.5 million in Medicaid funds reserved for next year to the current year in order to avoid cuts to the program, according to a Bloomberg…
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Quorum Health Resources hospital client Hancock Medical in Bay St. Louis, Mis., center recently held a wall breaking ceremony for its new first floor reconstruction project, according to a QHR release.
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a report outlining the funding and other assistance it has provided to states as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
New York Health Department Proposes 2% Cut to Medicaid Payments, 4% Cap on Annual Spending Increases
A proposal by the New York State Department of Health would cap annual Medicaid spending increases at 4 percent and cut Medicaid payments to all healthcare providers by 2 percent, according to a New York Times report.
In efforts to keep Medicaid afloat, Anthony Keck, the director of South Carolina's Medicaid program, has proposed a $125 million cut to physicians and hospitals as well as $36 million in delayed payments to managed care groups that pay physicians…
Pennsylvania's adultBasic insurance program, which provides healthcare coverage to low-income adults who don't quality for Medicaid, will be terminated on Feb. 28, effectively ending coverage for approximately 42,000 Pennsylvanians, according to an NPR news report.